Carson City sheriff's crime report for Thursday
A 23-year-old transient, Sean Paul McCracken, was arrested Tuesday, 4:05 p.m. at Selby and La Loma streets on suspicion of felony possession of methamphetamine and misdemeanor carrying a concealed weapon, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.
According to the arrest report, an officer stopped the vehicle for an expired license tag and made contact with the driver. The officer smelled a light odor of marijuana and asked the man about it. The man told the officer he had a “roach” in the ashtray. The officer asked if that was all he had. The man said yes.
The officer went back to the vehicle to issue a citation for the expired registration. A second deputy arrived at the scene and asked the man if he would allow a K9 sniff of the vehicle. The man agreed. The man exited the vehicle and agreed to a pat down search. He was asked if he had any weapons or drugs on him. The man replied no. Officers began the pat down and removed a small black semi-automatic pistol from his left pocket. The gun was loaded with five rounds in the magazine and none in the chamber.
He was placed into custody for carrying a concealed firearm. An inventory of the vehicle was done where methamphetamine and several tooter straws (pieces of plastic straw used to inhale narcotics) was found. Bail: $5,132.
— A 38-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Tuesday, 10:03 p.m. in the 700 block of North Pratt Avenue on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic battery.
According to the arrest report the victim told deputies he was in a bedroom when his wife came home from a Christmas party. He said he was talking on the phone and the door was locked. He said his wife began banging on the door. When he opened it, his wife began yelling at him, wanting to know who he who was talking with on the phone. The victim stated his wife attempted to grab his cell phone. When he wouldn’t give it to her, she then punched him on the left side of the face, the arrest report states. Deputies observed redness to the left ear.
Officers then spoke with the woman who stated she became angry with her husband and pushed him because he was on the phone with another woman. Bail: $3,132.
— A 63-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Tuesday, 7:54 p.m. in the area of Silver Sage and Clearview on suspicion of DUI. According to the arrest report, a reporting witness called dispatch regarding a DUI, in which the driver was swerving all over the roadway and into oncoming traffic.
Deputies located the suspect vehicle on Clearview near Silver Sage, initiated a traffic stop and made contact with the driver who appeared heavily intoxicated. Officers asked the woman multiple times if she would submit to field sobriety tests.
The woman refused and said she was fine. The officer asked the woman to exit the vehicle. She was unable to stand on her own and she had to be held up. At first the woman denied drinking any alcohol and said she had only taken her prescription medication. She then admitted to drinking “a little” and later officers located two sealed vodka bottles in her purse.
The woman was taken to the hospital for medical clearance. She was advised of her options and the officer’s obligations regarding a breath test or blood test. The woman volunteered to take a blood test. Once on the scene at the emergency room, a nurse brought a wheel chair to assist the woman inside. She also submitted to a preliminary breath test with a result of .320, the arrest report states. Bail: $1,137.
— A 28-year-old Carson City man turned himself into Carson City Jail on Tuesday, 3:20 p.m. on two misdemeanor warrants, failure to appear, issued Dec. 4, 2014 out of Carson City Justice Court and contempt of court, issued Aug. 19, 2008 out of East Fork Township. Bail $500.
— A Carson City man was arrested Tuesday, 5:21 p.m. in the 1000 block of Woodside Drive on misdemeanor suspicion of DUI and reckless driving. According to the arrest report, the man was observed by a Carson City sheriff’s detective to be intoxicated and inside a store buying beer and then getting into a vehicle, driving away. The detective followed the man, and observed he nearly hit several pedestrians and children when he pulled into the 1000 block of Woodside Drive. The man was found attempting to hide between and vehicle and a bush.
Officers spoke with the man and asked him if he would submit to field sobriety tests. The man agreed. He was unable to perform the tests and provided a breath sample of .063. Based on his field sobriety tests and reckless driving, he was arrested on suspicion of DUI. A search warrant was granted for blood evidence, the arrest report states. Bail: $1,769.
— A 46-year-old Gardnerville man was booked into Carson City jail Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. on a misdemeanor warrant, violation of a suspended sentence, issued July 8, 2014 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $3,000.
— A 24-year-old Reno man and inmate in the Carson City Jail was charged with property damage on Tuesday, 2:15 p.m. after throwing his food tray, breaking it. Bail: $1,137.
Those arrested and facing criminal charges are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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